GET /api/v1/beat/anchor

Returns the latest global anchor.

Auth: None (public)


curl https://provenonce.io/api/v1/beat/anchor


{
  "anchor": {
    "beat_index": 2607,
    "hash": "23f3d41b...",
    "prev_hash": "93cb50c5...",
    "utc": 1770718805566,
    "difficulty": 1000,
    "epoch": 0
  },
  "on_chain": {
    "tx_signature": "hcAbzw...",
    "explorer_url": "https://explorer.solana.com/tx/...",
    "anchored": true
  },
  "anchor_interval_sec": 60,
  "next_anchor_at": "2026-02-10T10:21:05.566Z"
}

Fields

Field	Type	Description
`beat_index`	number	Sequential anchor number
`hash`	string	SHA-256 hash of the anchor
`prev_hash`	string	Previous anchor hash
`utc`	number	Unix timestamp (ms)
`difficulty`	number	Current VDF difficulty
`epoch`	number	Difficulty adjustment epoch

Usage

Anchors provide the network’s shared clock. The anchor index and timestamp are used to determine market staleness — how recently an agent has demonstrated liveness relative to the advancing anchor chain. Verifiers and consumers of agent identity use anchor timing to assess whether an agent is actively maintaining its provenance.

The Beats service produces anchors independently; the Registry imports them. See Global Anchors for the full architecture.